Composition of food and method of making same



Patented a. 7, 1941111 UNITED sT ra PATENT mamas COMPOSI ION OFFOOQAND ME D O Ramon Perech, New York, N- Y.

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This invention relates to a new improved method of concentrating of products of vegetable origin, especially of juices of fruits like oranges, lemons, grapefruits, pineapples, tomatoes. etc., as also of milk of coconuts, coconut-water, etc.

It also provides a method of preparation of concentrates'of the type more often designated as p ca D cemb r 30, 1944, Serial No. 570,773 a (cl. eesezoei Ber. No. 517,546, filed. on January ,8, 1,944, hasbeen discove red'that the addition of a small'proporinfusions or extracts of medicinal plants, coflee,

different kinds of tea, and the like.

The invention has been developed in making concentrated fruit and vegetable juices included those which are prepared by as complete separation of the pulp aspossible 'andthose which include a portion or all of the pulp as a desirable part thereof.

For convenience of the disclosure and, to illustrate the practice of the invention the principles I mixed with'water the fluid juice will contain the flavor, aroma, etc., of the juices from which the concentrate were original made.

By dehydration otcitrus fruit juices it is the practice in this country to add different sugars ina proportion that'the juices when deh drated consist of 75% by weight'of sugar and oniy of of dry fruit juice solids,

In' the Philippines with it h hly developed coconut industry there remains yearly'millions of tons of unutilized coconut milk which is thrown away as waste.

Many attempts were made'to assure a successful concentration of extracts of the'type' known' as infusionsparticularly of infusion ofcoffee, tea, medicinal plants, etc., but the resulting products and the process of drying these kind of concentrates were unsatisfactory. The flavor and aroma of these concentrate were lost during the processing, and the performance of dehydration in the final step were complicated; the dried concentrates were hard to take out from the drying machine, and the product become caramelized. To obtain an improved dehydrated concentrate and to facilitate the method of dehydration of coffee infusions in this country sugar is added in aiproportion that when the concentrate is made it consists of of coffee solids and lot 50% of sugar.

In accordance with the present invention, which is a continuation in part or my previous patent applications Ser. No. 493,837, filed July :8, 1943, Ser. No. 517,434, filed January 7, 19544, and i tion e. g.'0.2% to 6% by weight of water soluble salts of polysaccharide oxyacid ethers, greatly improves the dehydrated fruit juice concentrate, and assists the performance of dehydration process.

Many attempts have been made by the frozen food-industry to provide a method of concentrate ingand freezing of different fruit andvegetable juice but a he e conce u on e zing' form ice crystals and the fibrous matter bemes p ra e m the fl Whe haw d before using, the original fruit juice can never e e tor d i c n tenc t u or omo eneousness. In accordance with the present inventionwhen to the fruit or vegetable juice before concentratingwas added a small proportion Oi water soluble salt of poiysaccharide oxyacid eth ra a a o 3% by wei ht o the i t h juices, the eoncentrate provides a smoother body and assures that when thawed the concentrate will be restored to its state beforefreezing.

Qt the water soluble salts of polysaccharide .oxyacid ethers the sodium cellulose glycolate a s re er toe edi m rbe m h ice l los a l odium am opectin sl cei'a a a e preferred he water solub e a ts P Ys ha d exi a de h'er are' nert Phy i lo iceu nd when a o ntra e 'pr du ed my m th d o uit 9 v tab juic f c e, s wn t m lk a s mixed with water it becomes an inseparable fluid beverage, like the juicesqr the infusions from which they were made.

T e following examples will illustrate the practice of the invention:

Ba -mal 1 Take an e j ice add water salable salt of lp lysaccheride oxya ld e he meal is 9-%% by whim o the Juice, sti un i the a t 9 P irsec ha d l ic d t e i d sm s a and hem s led with the oran e juice; eva rate under :28" v uum nt '150% of the natural wat r ontent is evapo ated; ry this. a tia l deh dr ted but yet fluid concentrate on drum dryer. P f-erabiy under uum Th na Wadii t e a oun i .one desi e to P e d a water liblfi orange p wd r,-

Ezample 2 Take pounds of tomato juice, add 0.3% by weight of water soluble sodium salt of polysaccharide oxyacid' ether, after dissolving this sodium salt in the tomato juice or separately in wae ter, .homogenize the mixture and evaporate turn- .der vacuum 80% of the natural water content; the obtained concentrate is then dried on dry-er, preferably under vacuum.

Example 3 Take ripe bananas of any suitable variety treat them through a colloidal mill to form a 1 homogeneous and practically non precipitating fluid." This fluid after adding in solution of 0.3%

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by weight of sodium salt of polysaccharide oxyacid ether, is evaporated and finally, dried on drum dryer to produce a powdered banana'product. r 7' g a Example 4 Take coconut milk, add 3% by'weight of water soluble salt of polysaccharide oxyacid ethers,pre1- viously dissolved in water, homogenize the mixture and evaporatethe natural water under-vacuum to reduce its fluidity. The obtainedcsemifiuid concentrate is then dried on a drum drier to produce a dry coconut milk concentrate.

, 7 Example F I 'Take 5 gallons of water, mix this water with 5 aeaaese the scope of the invention.

7 V I lose), sodium amylopectin glycolate, as well the potassium and ammonium salts of polysaccharide oxyacid others.

The term concentrate is used herein to'denote either'dry, semi-dry or semi-liquid products.

The foregoing particular description of selected. embodiments of the invention is illustrative merely and is not intended to be construed as delining the limits of the invention. Numerous variations may be adopted without departing from What I claim is.

'1. A readily dispersible fruit concentrate 'containing in substantial amount a water soluble salt of amylopectin glycolate.

2. Ac-readily dispersibl fruit concentrate containing as its principal ingredients evaporated fruit solids and water soluble sodium amylopecpounds of roasted ground coflee and'boil it preferably under vacuum and low temperature; strain the liquid through a filter and after separating the coffee solids add 20 grams per pound of roasted-and ground coffee, that means 100 grams of water. soluble ,salt of polysaccharide oxyacid V ethers, which has to be previously dissolved in water or in the'coflee'infusion; evaporate under vacuum 80% of the water of the infusion. The partially dehydrated but yet fluid coffee concentrate'dr'y todryness. on a drum dryer. c I

Instead of water any other solvent may be used:

7 If the fruit concentrate is to be. frozemas its final; step, 5 of treatment, the dehydration is 1 a stopped when the desired consistency of the concentrate is obtained. Spray drying or shelf drying or other drying method may be substituted for drum drying, vacuum drum drying may be substituted by atmospheric drum drying, if desired.- No matter what the method by which the final drying is accom plished, the concentrates produced from -.juices,

coconut milk, coffee concentrate, are substantially: water soluble and those produced from tin glycolate. a

3. A readily dispersible fruit concentrate containing as its principal ingredients evaporated. fruit solids andat least about 2%. of sodium amylopectin glycolate, a V 1 4. A plant infusion concentrate capable of forming when combined with water a drink hav- 7 ing the flavor and properties of the orlginalplant infusion, comprising as its principal ingredients evaporated infusion extract and water soluble sodium amylopectin glycolate.

5. A 'coflee extract concentrate. capable of forming when combined with water, a palatable drink having the flavor of the original coil'e ex tract comprising as its principal ingredients evaporated coflee extract and water soluble salt of amylopectin glycolate.

6. The method of preparing a fruit concentrate which comprises; dehydrating fruit in a liquid state to remove a largepart of the water, adding to the dehydrated material a watersoluble salt.

of amylopectin glycolate and further dehydrating c the mixture to substantial dryness.

juices or other types, containing considerable V pulp are always capable by effective mixing with water to form a sufilcientlystable,palatable beverage possessing the flavor, aroma, and substan- 1 tially the vitamin content of the juices from which they were made. When the final drying is performed in'a drum dryer the-resulting'product is in the form 01' flakes, whereas by spray drying a fine powder results, eliminating thereby 1 the further step of grinding into a powder.

' The term water soluble salts of polysaccharide I oxyacid ether denotes sodium cellulose glycolate (also referred to as sodium carboxymethylcellu- 7. The methodof preparing a fruit concentrate which comprises'both evaporating water from a e fruit Juice and adding to the V juiceiwater soluble salt of amylopectinglycolate,

v 8. The method of preparing aconcentrate of plant infusion which comprises both evaporating I water from plant infusion and adding to this in fusion about .2%.of a water-soluble salt of amylopectin glycolate.

9. A readily dispersible concentrate containing as principalingredients evaporated tomatosolids and a water-soluble salt of amylopectin glycolate.

10. A readily disDersible concentrate containing as its principal ingredients evaporated COCO! nut milk and a water-soluble salt of amylopectin glycolate. V

- RAMON: PERECH. 

